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Awarded· 4 Mar 2025

BLMK ICB Live Life High Intensity User and Social Prescribing (Milton Keynes) Service

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board · Central Bedfordshire, East of England

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded BLMK ICB Live Life High Intensity User and Social Prescribing (Milton Keynes) Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire.

Source: Find a Tender, published 12 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    People Potential Possibilities

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 21:16

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  3. 2025

    Tender notice updated

    Tender Notice · 15:51

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded BLMK ICB Live Life High Intensity User and Social Prescribing (Milton Keynes) Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Central Bedfordshire. The contract went to People Potential Possibilities. It was awarded on 4 March 2025. The contract value is £199,699.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 12 August 2025. The notice number is 048184-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ed95.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the "BLMK ICB Live Life High Intensity User and Social Prescribing (Milton Keynes) Service". This procurement falls under the community health services category, focusing on services aimed at improving health outcomes through social prescribing. The social prescribing service is particularly designed to encourage individuals to self-manage their health conditions while reducing social isolation.

The contract, awarded through a direct award process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, begins on 1st April 2025 and runs for one year, valued at £203,993. The procurement method utilised was a limited tender process without a prior call for competition due to specific regulatory exemptions, and the award was confirmed on 14th March 2025.

The notice in full

The Social Prescribing service provides social support for individuals by supporting, signposting and connecting people to community groups, activity and provision in the local area. Improving health outcomes by encouraging clients to self-mange their conditions, reducing social isolation and dependence on unplanned use of health and social care services.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    The Social Prescribing service provides social support for individuals by supporting, signposting and connecting people to community groups, activity and provision in the local area. Improving health outcomes by encouraging clients to self-mange their conditions, reducing social isolation and dependence on unplanned use of health and social care services.

    The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. The services are intended to be provided for a period of one year from 01st April 2025.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
People Potential Possibilities
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Tender Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Tender, Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Contracts value
£199,699

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
048184-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ed95
CPV code
85323000 - Community health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board is based in Central Bedfordshire. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Town
Luton
Postcode
LU1 2LJ
Electoral ward
Shefford
Constituency
Hitchin
Delivery area
Milton Keynes
Region
East of England
Sub-region
Central Bedfordshire
Area
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Luton, LU1 2LJ · East of England · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
People Potential Possibilities
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about this tender

Who won the BLMK ICB Live Life High Intensity User and Social Prescribing (Milton Keynes)… contract?

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to People Potential Possibilities on 4 March 2025.

How much is the BLMK ICB Live Life High Intensity User and Social Prescribing (Milton Keynes)… contract worth?

The contract value is £199,699.

Who is the buyer for BLMK ICB Live Life High Intensity User and Social Prescribing (Milton Keynes)…?

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board, based in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

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